Horn



. April 5 1927.

- Filed Feb 16, 1925 1,623,106 s. GOLDBERG Patented Apr. 5, 1927.

UNITED STATES 1,623,106- PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL GOLDBERG, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HORN.

Application filed February 16, 1926. Serial No. 88,524.

'My present invention relates to horns intended for oral or mouthoperation, and aims to devise articles of the general characterspecified which are simple in construction, easy, convenient andeconomical to fabricate and to assemble, and which produce a bettersound and are less liable to get out of repair than the horns ashitherto constructed and used for the same general purposes. Otherobjects and advantages of the devices of the present invention will inpart be pointed out in detail hereinafter and will in part be obvious tothose skilled in the art to which the present invention relates.

I11 the accompanying specification I shall describe, and in the annexeddrawing illustrate, an illustrative embodiment of the articles of thepresent invention. It is, however, to be clearly understood that myinvention is not limited to the specific embodiment thereof herein shownand described for purposes of illustration only.

Referring to the drawing, wherein I have illustrated the aforesaidillustrative embodiment of the present invention:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of such illustrative embodiment; and

Fig. 2 is a substantially central longitudinal section of the same.

Referring now to the aforesaid illustrative embodiment of the presentinvention, and more particularly to the drawing illustrating the same,10 indicates the horn as a whole comprising the inwardly tapering mainbody portion and the associated in wardly tapering mouth-piece portion30. The main body portion 20 and the mouthpiece portion may be united byan suitable means, as by the soldering indicated by reference character10.

I have found that by suitably shaping the main body portion 20 and themouth-piece portion 30 not only may the sound of the horn beconsiderably improved, but its construction rendered cheaper and itslikelihood of damaging the lips of the person using the sameconsiderably diminished. For this purpose, I prefer that the mouth-pieceportion 80 shall be inwardly tapered so as to seat itself firmly on theinwardly tapering main body portion 20 at the portion 21 thereof wherethe line of soldering is provided.

Within the mouth-piece portion 30 is provided the reed chamber 31. Theinner end 22 of the main body portion 20 is cut off obliquely or at anangle and over this inner end is soldered the spring brass or equivalentreed 23 by means of the solder or other suitable metal-joining meansdesignated by reference character 24. It may here be noted that therelation of the reed 23 with respect to the reed chamber 31 provided bythe mouthpiece portion 30 exercises a considerable influence upon thequality of sound of the horn and otherwise improves the construction ofthe device.

The mouth-piece portion 30 is provided with the lip portion 32,preferably of curved contour or conformation, to thus avoid thepresentation of any sharp edges to the lips of the person using thehorn. In order to further this purpose and to render the horn easier ofoperation, I provide the inwardly turned flange 33 which extends intothe reed chamber 81.

Preferably the mouth-piece portion 30 is made in a single piece, as of asheet metal stamping. This may be done in many ways as will be readilyapparent to those skilled in the art relating to the manufacture ofshaped metal articles from sheet metal by stamping or otherwise. Forexample, the metal blank of which the mouth-piece portion 30 is to bemade, may be first shaped up, as by an operation in a die, intofrustoconical form, after which the curved lip portion 32 may be shaped,as by another operation in another die, after which, finally, orsimultaneously with one or both of the other operations, sinceconceivably two, or more, or all of the operations may be.simultaneously performed, the inwardly turned flange portion 33 may beprovided, as by another operation by the use of another die.

This completes the description of the construction and mode ofmanufacture and assembly of the aforesaid illustrative embodiment of thearticles of the present invention. The articles of the present inventionare characterized by their simplicity in construction, the ease,convenience and economy with which they may be fabricated and assembled,and their strength and suitability for the intended purpose. By means ofthe foregoing construction numerous economies are rendered possible inthe manufacture of such devices enabling the same to be manufacturedquite cheaply while still possessing the advantages in construction andoperation referred to above.

The user is further given additional protection in the use of the hornby the avoidance of any sharp edges or corners in the mouthpieceportion. Other advantages and superiorities of the articles of thepresent invention will readily occur to those skilled in the art towhich the same relates.

hat I claim as my invention is:

A horn comprising an inwardly tapering main body provided at its innerend with a sounding reed, and an elongated continuously inwardlytapering integral mouthpiece enclosing the reed to define a reed chamberand having its small end secured to the main body the large end of themouthpiece being remotely disposed with respect to the point ofattachment of the mouthpiece to the main body and being spaced asubstantial distance from the reed and having an integral continuouslyrounded top portion terminating in an integral inturned cylindricalflange extending into the reed chamber.

In testimony, whereof, I have signed my name to this specification this9 day of February, 1926.

SABH EL i ELDE'Y-ERG'

